The University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) will benefit from a number of new PhD studentships after joining a major partnership funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The IoA has received the funding from the UKRI’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), under its third phase of Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs). Stirling joins the existing East of Scotland Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (EASTBIO)...
Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a new purpose-built workboat to increase response times to gill health issues. This is part of a concerted drive by the salmon grower to boost fish welfare and survival, and follows on from its £750,000 investment in two gill-health related research projects. Costing £1.9m, the Fair Isle – named after the island that lies between mainland Shetland and...
Scientists in the Aquaculture Research Group at Moredun have received funding for two collaborative research projects funded by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre. The first project seeks to develop an orally delivered efficacious sea lice vaccine, based on exploiting knowledge of salmonid mucosal immunity and sea louse biology, and utilising innovative delivery methods for oral vaccines. The second project is focussed on Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS),...
SAIC attended an event run by Innovate UK outlining the application process for the recently announced Future Food Production Systems (FFPS) competition, funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The following is a summary of the advice given, and links to organisations and resources that can help you build your consortium. Slides from the presentation are available here. SAIC wants to hear from businesses with disruptive...
Scottish aquaculture experts and academics are developing an early warning system to prevent akiller disease among farmed salmon. Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) is a fatal viral disease which causes inflammation of the heart and a major challenge for the industry. It can lead to heart failure in apparently healthy fish and in Norway, is considered to be the biggest annual cause of economic losses to the salmon industry,...
A new £300,000 study involving University of Stirling experts and a leading animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish. Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) is working with the Devon-based Denis Brinicombe Group – which manufactures feed products for the ruminant and equestrian markets – on the three-year project. The research could reduce the need for anti-parasite treatments...